| Dr | Yuan | Yuan | Shanghai Maritime University | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof. Dr | Yu | Song | Guilin University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Tianpeng | Li | Zaozhuang University | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Inga | Skiedraite | Kaunas University of Technology | Lithuania | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Yang | Li | Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Sandeep | Jain | Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea | India | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Mr | T | Pramod | KALASALINGAM ACADEMY OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION | India | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Mr | Jagat Ram | Kanwar | Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla | India | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Li | | Huangshan University | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Kotb | Al Bassioni | Khalifa University | United Arab Emirates | Excellence in Research Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | SHENGYUAN | FAN | China Railway 20th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof. Dr | Nimet | Yilmaz Canli | Yildiz Technical University | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Ravishankar | Ambi | Jaysingpur College, Jaysingpur | India | Young Scientist Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Hyun Kyoung | Yang | Pukyong National University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Jia | Lin | Xiamen University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Giulia | Bastianello | IFOM-ETS | Italy | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Marco | Foiani | CNR-IFOM | Italy | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Safaa | Al-Humairi | Management and Science University | Malaysia | Smart Materials Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Guangyu | Duan | Henan University of Engineering | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Mingyong | Wang | University of Science and Technology Beijing | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |